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Cyclone Phailin slams India’s coast

Updated 7:39 AM EDT, Mon October 14, 2013
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A woman walks near overturned boats in Pudumpeta, India, on Monday, October 14. Debris littered the streets and gaping holes were left in buildings after Tropical Cyclone Phailin pounded the eastern coast of India. Massive evacuation efforts helped limit the number of casualties.
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A woman walks near overturned boats in Pudumpeta, India, on Monday, October 14. Debris littered the streets and gaping holes were left in buildings after Tropical Cyclone Phailin pounded the eastern coast of India. Massive evacuation efforts helped limit the number of casualties.
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People stand in the overflowing waters of the Swarnrekha River in Ghaghra, India, on October 14.
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People stand in the overflowing waters of the Swarnrekha River in Ghaghra, India, on October 14.
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People drive past statues of Hindu gods and goddesses damaged during the storm in Berhampur, India, on October 14.
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People drive past statues of Hindu gods and goddesses damaged during the storm in Berhampur, India, on October 14.
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Bhagwan, a coconut seller, sits in front of his destroyed shop in the town of Gopalpur on Sunday, October 13.
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Bhagwan, a coconut seller, sits in front of his destroyed shop in the town of Gopalpur on Sunday, October 13.
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A woman returns to the village of Arjipalli on India's Bay of Bengal coast on October 13.
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A woman returns to the village of Arjipalli on India's Bay of Bengal coast on October 13.
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Janardan cleans his house of mud after overnight rains at the fishermen's colony in the town of Gopalpur on October 13.
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Janardan cleans his house of mud after overnight rains at the fishermen's colony in the town of Gopalpur on October 13.
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A villager carries drinking water in bottles as she arrives at the cyclone-hit village of Arjipalli on October 13.
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A villager carries drinking water in bottles as she arrives at the cyclone-hit village of Arjipalli on October 13.
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A man walks toward a damaged cellular phone tower in Berhampur on India's Bay of Bengal coast on October 13.
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A man walks toward a damaged cellular phone tower in Berhampur on India's Bay of Bengal coast on October 13.
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A displaced family waits at the village of Sonupur, India, on October 13.
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A displaced family waits at the village of Sonupur, India, on October 13.
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Indian truck driver Jairam Yadav speaks on his mobile phone after his truck carrying Toyotas was overturned by strong wind on the highway linking Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, India, on October 13.
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Indian truck driver Jairam Yadav speaks on his mobile phone after his truck carrying Toyotas was overturned by strong wind on the highway linking Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, India, on October 13.
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A municipal worker cuts a tree uprooted by the cyclone to clear a main highway in Berhampur, India, on October 13.
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A municipal worker cuts a tree uprooted by the cyclone to clear a main highway in Berhampur, India, on October 13.
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A man carries his children in Sonupur on October 13.
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A man carries his children in Sonupur on October 13.
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An man salvages a table stuck in uprooted trees fallen during the storm on a road in Berhampur on October 13.
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An man salvages a table stuck in uprooted trees fallen during the storm on a road in Berhampur on October 13.
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Evacuated villagers take shelter in a school building following the cyclone warning in Berhampur on Saturday, October 12.
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Evacuated villagers take shelter in a school building following the cyclone warning in Berhampur on Saturday, October 12.
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A young boy reaches a relief camp after being evacuated near Berhampur on October 12.
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A young boy reaches a relief camp after being evacuated near Berhampur on October 12.
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Evacuated villagers watch the strong winds and rain as they eat a meal in a temporary cyclone shelter in the town of Chatrapur, India, on October 12.
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Evacuated villagers watch the strong winds and rain as they eat a meal in a temporary cyclone shelter in the town of Chatrapur, India, on October 12.
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Evacuated villagers climb down from a truck at a relief camp near Berhampur on October 12
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Evacuated villagers climb down from a truck at a relief camp near Berhampur on October 12
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An Indian villager braves the strong winds and rain as he walks to safety in the village of Podampeta on October 12.
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An Indian villager braves the strong winds and rain as he walks to safety in the village of Podampeta on October 12.
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Evacuees leave the village of Sanabandha, India, on October 12.
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Evacuees leave the village of Sanabandha, India, on October 12.
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People run for cover following the cyclone warning at Gopalpur beach in Odisha, India, on October 12.
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People run for cover following the cyclone warning at Gopalpur beach in Odisha, India, on October 12.
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Evacuated villagers eat in a temporary cyclone shelter in the town of Chatrapur, India, on October 12.
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Evacuated villagers eat in a temporary cyclone shelter in the town of Chatrapur, India, on October 12.
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An man takes shelter at a school near Berhampur on October 12.
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An man takes shelter at a school near Berhampur on October 12.
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Villagers head for a cyclone center in the village of Podampeta, India, on October 12.
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Villagers head for a cyclone center in the village of Podampeta, India, on October 12.
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A small truck takes villagers to a cyclone shelter in Podampeta on October 12.
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A small truck takes villagers to a cyclone shelter in Podampeta on October 12.
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Villagers walking to the cyclone shelter try to block the heavy wind and rain with umbrellas near Chatrapur on October 12.
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Villagers walking to the cyclone shelter try to block the heavy wind and rain with umbrellas near Chatrapur on October 12.
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A villager sits in an empty courtyard as others evacuate the village of Donkuru on October 12.
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A villager sits in an empty courtyard as others evacuate the village of Donkuru on October 12.
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Volunteers clear branches off the road in the village of Badabandha on October 12.
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Volunteers clear branches off the road in the village of Badabandha on October 12.
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A woman carries daily essentials as she walks in a heavy wind in the town of Gopalpur on October 12.
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A woman carries daily essentials as she walks in a heavy wind in the town of Gopalpur on October 12.
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Villagers take refuge in a cyclone shelter in the village of Gokhorkuda, India, on October 12.
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Villagers take refuge in a cyclone shelter in the village of Gokhorkuda, India, on October 12.
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An Indian woman carries her child as they leave their home in Donkuru on October 12.
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An Indian woman carries her child as they leave their home in Donkuru on October 12.
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Indian women signal to fishermen to return following a cyclone alert before evacuating their village in Gokhurkuda on Friday, October 11.
Cyclone Phailin menaces India's coast —
Indian women signal to fishermen to return following a cyclone alert before evacuating their village in Gokhurkuda on Friday, October 11.
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